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Download full textFischer, Donald G.; Burdeny, Terry C. – 1972
The effect of group composition on risk taking was investigated by having various 3-man groups discuss caution-oriented items. Results indicated: (1) only one of nine group types exhibited a significant shift to caution; (2) except for the homogeneous groups, in which there were no shifts, significant shifts in individual decisions did occur, at…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Decision Making, Group Behavior
Peer reviewedMcCabe, Donald L.; Trevino, Linda Klebe – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 1,793 students at nine state universities found cheating was influenced by a number of characteristics of individuals, including age, sex, and grade point average, and contextual factors, including level of cheating among peers, peer disapproval of cheating, fraternity/sorority membership, and perceived severity of penalties for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Cheating
